Obama wins US election
Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama cheer as CNN announces his election on November 4, 2008 at Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois. Democrat Barack Obama made history Wednesday morning (CET) with a decisive election victory over Republican John McCain, becoming the nation’s first African-American president-elect after an epic campaign that saw him rise from relative political obscurity to claim the world’s most powerful political office.
The 47-year-old Illinois senator, who will become the 44th president, was propelled to victory after capturing the battleground states of Ohio and Pennsylvania, wins that dealt McCain’s hopes of becoming president a back-breaking blow.
No Republican has ever won the White House without winning the Buckeye State and its 20 electoral votes.
CBS coverage of Barack Obama after the election Barack.Obama.Presidential.Victory.Speech.HDTV.XviD-XOXO | 175MB → NTI | TPB | NZB
I must say I never thought the americans would ever elect a black president. But I am glad they did, cause is a good candidate with lot of promises. I just hope he can live up to the goals he promised.
His victory speech was also very captive and well written.